Civil and Environmental Engineering

The Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral program enables students to complete collaborative, innovative research with faculty mentors in areas such as environmental health, environmental and water resources engineering, geosystems engineering, and structural engineering and mechanics.

Program Highlights

The doctoral program is a research oriented pursuit that requires in-depth knowledge of a specific topic of study and involves close collaboration with a faculty mentor. Programs of study are highly individualized, but consist of two main components: course work and independent research.

Doctoral-level research leads to fascinating discoveries and novel technologies. Program outcomes include:

• In-depth technical knowledge related to one of the Civil and Environmental Engineering subdisciplines
• Ability to conduct independent research on a topic in Civil and Environmental Engineering
• A scholarly contribution in the field of study with a demonstrated record of scholarship
• Communication of results of research activity orally and in writing

Doctoral degrees require the fulfillment of the specific department requirements including the number of courses with grades of S (satisfactory) or at least a B-, as well as successful completion of the qualifying examination and doctoral dissertation.

Career Outcomes

Civil and Environmental engineers use their training to help society anticipate and respond to the emerging challenges of our changing world by focusing on natural and built systems, and by working at the intersection of infrastructure, the environment, and people.

Graduates of the doctoral program are well positioned for careers in academia, industry, government and consulting.